AGFC twice
C F C F C
The hand of fate is on me now
A G F C
It pick me up and knock me down
F C F C
I'm on the run, I'm prison bound
A G F C
The hand of fate is heavy now
F C F C
I killed a man, I'm highway bound
A G F C
The wheel of fortune keeps turning round
F C F C
Turning round, turning round
A G C G
I should have known it was a one horse town
F C F C
My sweet girl was once his wife
A G F C
He had papers that the judge had signed
F C F C
The wind blew hard, it was stormy night
A G F C
He shot me once, but I shot him twice
C F C F C
The hand of fate is on me now
A G F C
It pick me up and it kicked me right down
F C
Kicked me right down
F C A G C G
Kicked me right down
Bb C Bb C
I had to save her life
Bb C
Yeah, I gunned him twice
A G F C
Yeah, and I watched him die, watch out boy
A G F C
Yeah, I watched him die
He was a barroom man, the violent kind
He had no love for that gal of mine
Then one day in a drinking bout
He swore he'd throw me right of town
The hand of fate is on me now
I shot that man I put him underground
I put him underground
Yes I did
I'm on the run, I hear the hounds
My luck is up, my chips are down
So goodbye baby, so long now
Wish me luck, I'm going to need it child
The hand of fate is on me now
Yeah it's too late
Too late baby, too late now
The hand of fate is on me now
The hand of fate is heavy now
It pick you up and knock you down